Perennial Like Spring
✅As recent as the other dawningthe violets peeped from the groundto color the stiff cold gray—soon, over the prairie fanning Plum blossoms of white and pinkturned green on the breast…
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August 1, 2024
WDYS 247: Image credit; Tom Barrett of artwork; sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa
Ha’sonnet: Dear Life–A Prayer
WDYS 247: Image credit; Tom Barrett of artwork; sculpture by Spanish artistJaume Plensa Dear Lake do all you canto console mesometimes a manlongs to be freeof the harsh wordsthat minds…
August 1, 2024
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Gratitude to HOTEL by Masticadores: You, Immortalized In A Puddle in My Mind
Happy middle of the week to all. Hello. So we've finally arrived at the last day ofJuly. It was a busy month and truth be told, this is the limit…
July 31, 2024
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Dectina Refrain: How Long I Will Love You
Iwill loveyou until the last star ebbsuntil darkness falls and douses me in webs for however long densenesslingers so will my love endure patiently, assuredly, purely—I will love you until the last star ebbs…
July 30, 2024
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The Blue Door
I never noticed the door there before--neverimagined a door there was needed. Like acrucible of dalliances supersedes catastrophes--why hadn't I noticed the blue door before? not to be hysterical, not…
July 29, 2024
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Biolet: W3 #117 on Love and Hate–Quinella
Hello friends. This week’s W3 Prompt #117 hosted by our beloved Sadje, is where theparty’s at. Please take a look: https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/07/24/w3-prompt-117-weave-written-weekly/ Details: I. The prompt poem: ‘What amuses me?’, a…
July 27, 2024
Quadrille: ‘Tis Too Hot: Summer Kineses
Noonday lays bare—an open parenthesis,summering endlessly with cicadas' melodiespumps me buoyant, all tensions easeBut the seagull washed up in the sea...How do you figure?The tiny red spider waiting by the…
July 26, 2024
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Haiku: Heatwave, Sweltering Summer
On July 21st, the full moon night was cloudy. So the following evening found me sittingat the beach reading and waiting to see the moon rise. I read as much…
July 25, 2024
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Evanescence: What Do You See # 246 Prompt
WDYS # 246 Sadje says: Does this picture inspire you to write something? For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a white wolf standing in a foggyforest, with white…
July 23, 2024
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Christmas In July: The Real Spirit is Magical
Christmas is NOT about Santa and presents. It’s something far more important thanthat, and I hope that’s the feeling you take away from this story, and the longish poemtoo. Happy…
July 22, 2024
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Searching For Symbolism In The Rains
Landslides. Flooding. Lives have been lost. I happen to feel depressed about the havoc the rains have caused us here in Japan. The symbolism is strong. And I pray: More miracles, please.
July 21, 2024
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Masticadores USA–A Book Review: One Petal At A Time by Joni Karen Caggiano
It gives me great pleasure to share my review of Joni Karen Caggiano's poetrybook, One Petal At A Time with you, dear readers, and even more pleasure tohave it published…
July 20, 2024